Can You Recommend An IDE?

[cGuru]

So, I have just started my college C++ course, and on my book companion website it recommends several IDE's to compile my C++ code. They are as follows:

- Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Express
- NetBeans™ C++ IDE
- Eclipse™ for C++ IDE
- Dev C++
- CodeLite

Can anyone recommend any of these, or do you have a different choice for your coding? Any insight would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[ResidentBiscuit]

You can get Visual Studio 2013 Express (or Professional if you have a *.edu email address) now. If you're on Windows, I recommend this.

Code:Blocks is my second favorite IDE, which isn't in your list but is a great IDE and is available on all major platforms.

I don't personally like NetBeans or Eclipse for C++.

Don't use Dev C++. Pretend it doesn't exist.

I've never used CodeLite.

So, I recommend VS2013 or Code:Blocks.

[giblit]

I would suggest Code::Blocks http://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/26 or Visual Studio 2013 express (or professional since you are a student though probably not needed) http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs

Also if you do choose Dev C++ which a lot of students from India and other countries with like 20 year out of dated programming courses I would suggest you get orwell http://orwelldevcpp.blogspot.com/ and not bloodshed. As far as netbeans I have never used but it looks pretty similar to code::blocks. Some people like eclipse but I think its better for java imo. Code lite alsso looks similar to code::blocks.

I would just say to try them all and decide for yourself which you like the best.

[10X9216C]

Though not released, it is definitely something i will be looking out for: http://blog.jetbrains.com/objc/2014/02/jetbrains-c-ide-status-update-and-video-report/

[tmason]

I also recommend Visual Studio 2013 or Code::Blocks.

What is also key is, as a beginner IMHO, to use what everyone else is using for now.

When you are looking up tutorials online and you want to follow along it helps to use the IDE that everyone else is using. Makes things easier.

Later on you can branch out ...

[z05DSL3A]

cGuru,

My suggestion, try them all [apart from Dev C++ ;0) ] and see which one you like using.

[Zloi]

I prefere Qt Creator. When I first saw it I fell in love with it (sorry I'm not native speaker(( )
1)It's crossplatform.
2)Qt Framework is enough powerfull;
3)You can also develop mobile apps.
4)It's opensource.
5)You can develop html applicaions.
Also I liked Eclipse. If you will decide to start with java (It's also a nice programmin language) you won't have a lot rod on your back gettin used to new IDE.
Visual studio can be used only for windows. if you someday wuld want to use Linux or Mac you wluldn't be able to use VS.
I had a bit of contact with NetBeans and I didn't like it... Don't know why...
CodeLite is also not bad, while it's really LITE, it doesn't use a lot of resources.
Dev C++ I've never seen so I do not have my own opinion about it...

And you should remember, it is only your choice, what would YOU use, What I said, it's only MY opinion.
You have to have your OWN. You do not have to listen to me.